The Best Literary Agents Seeking Literary Fiction Submissions

💼 Agency: Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.mmqlit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Roxane Gay, Ha Jin, Uwem Akpan, Anne Carson, Jennifer Chiaverini, Victoria Vinton

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dclagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Middle Grade, Young Adult

Previous clients: Kevin Brockmeier, Marisa de los Santos, Paul Reyes, Gwendolen Gross, Maggie Pouncey

💼 Agency: Transatlantic Agency

🌍 Location: Toronto, CA

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.transatlanticagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, LGBTQ, Thriller

Previous clients: Susan Aglukark, Cathie Borrie, Corinna Chong, Jjohn Delacourt, Cecil Foster, Lea Love, Robyn Maynard, Kai Check Thom

💼 Agency: McKinnon Literary

🌍 Location: New York City, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://mckinnonliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novel, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, African-American, #ownvoices

Previous clients: Simon Doonan, Jessica Abel, Robin D.G. Kelly, Mark Siegel

Open to queries

💼 Agency: HG Literary

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.hgliterary.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Tara M. Stringfellow, Rosalie Knecht, Debra Jo Immergut, Melissa Coss Aquino, Fernando A. Flores, Sonora Jha

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.dystel.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Robin Lynn Williams,Fadhil al-Azzawi, Alaa Al Asway, Alexandra Lapierre, Valerie Trueblood

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Sterling Lord Literistic Inc.

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.sll.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through online form

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Memoir

Previous clients: Sheila Heti, Alissa Nutting, Teddy Wayne, Manohla Dargis, Eleanor Henderson, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Jay Caspian Kang, Carvell Wallace

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Janklow & Nesbit Associates

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.janklowandnesbit.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Olivia Laing, Maggie Nelson, Cathy Park Hong, Elliot Ackerman, Hannah Lillith Assadi, Ramona Ausubel, Rachel Aviv, Wajahat Ali, Namwali Serpe

Open to queries

💼 Agency: The Weis Agency

🌍 Location: Washington DC, US

🧑‍💻 Website: https://www.theweisagency.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through email

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Diverse Fiction, Feminism

Previous clients: Michael Bloomberg, Zoje Stage, B.A. Paris

Open to queries

💼 Agency: Laura Dail Literary Agency

🌍 Location: New York, US

🧑‍💻 Website: http://www.ldlainc.com/

📣 Preferred contact method: Submit queries through QueryManager

Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Business Book, Children's Book, Commercial Fiction

Previous clients: Lisa Bloom, Sarah Mlynowski, Frank DeCaro, Jayne Garcia Valseca, Mark Ebner, Ginny Rorby